Illuminate Your Life: a chinese medicine blog
What is Gua Sha?
Gua Sha is a manual technique that releases tight fascia and underlying muscles. Similar to cupping, it opens channels, relieves stagnation and increases circulation to alleviate pain and encourage healing.
Cupping Therapy Benefits
Cupping is one of our favorite forms of bodywork! It involves momentarily placing fire into glass cups so that the heat creates suction when they are subsequently placed on the skin.